WELCOME
WELCOME BACK TO MOST BUFFALO. THIS NEXT STORY HAS A
LOT OF THE ELEMENTS
WE LOVE TO HIGHLIGHT
ON THIS SHOW
--INSPIRING PEOPLE,
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AND A BIG LOVE FOR
FURRY FRIENDS.
YOU WILL FIND ALL OF
THAT IN SARAH
DEMERLE, WHO IS THE
FOUNDER AND LEADER
OF 716 DOG PACK.
SARAH'S FOUND A WAY
TO MAKE HER PASSION
HER
PROFESSION--BRINGIN
HER PROFESSION--BRINGIN G HER LOVE OF
ANIMALS AND HER
KNOWLEDGE OF THE
VERY LATEST IN DOG
CARE AND TRAINING
TOGETHER TO HELP
HUMANS AND THEIR
FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS
LIVE BETTER LIVES.
RECENTLY, SARAH WAS
GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO
ALLOW
PHOTOJOURNALIST
ALLOW PHOTOJOURNALIST FRANCO ARDITO AND I
TO JOIN THE PACK
SARAH- THIS ISN'T JUST
DOG WALKING. YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO
MORE MUCH TO IT THAN
JUST A WALK. SO, THIS
IS TEDDY, BEHIND HIM IS
SHAMUS. THIS IS LUCY,
RUBY, ZELDA, MACY.
NO, GOOD GIRL. POTUS
AND
AND HAROLD. THEY LEARN BASIC MANNERS, THEY LEARN
HOW TO CALM THEIR
ENERGY DOWN. THEY
LEARN HOW TO
INTERACT WITH PEOPLE,
WITH DOGS THAT COME
ACROSS FROM A
DISTANCE, WHICH IS
IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW,
THEY DON'T HAVE THEM
COME RIGHT IN, BUT
FROM A DISTANCE IS
IMPORTANT. MOST
PEOPLE SAY "MY DOG
GOES CRAZY WHEN
THERE'S A DOG ACROSS
THE STREET. YOU
KNOW, THIS IS SUCH A
CHANCE THAT THEY GET.
KATE - PEOPLE WILL SEE
DOGS AND BECOME
EXCITED AND BE LIKE
'YEAH'. I'M AN ANIMAL
LOVER, BUT STILL WHEN
YOU COME IN YOU WANT
TO SORT OF EASE IN TO
THE SITUATION.
SARAH ABSOLUTELY,
KATE AND NOT GO
RIGHT UP TO THEM
RIGHT AWAY.
SARAH ABSOLUTELY.
SO, THE EXCITEMENT
GETS THEM INTO
TROUBLE. IF YOU THINK
OF ANY UNWANTED
BEHAVIORS, YOU KNOW
JUMPING, THEY'RE
EXCITED ABOUT A
SQUIRREL GOING PAST,
EVEN FIGHTING STEMS
FROM EXCITEMENT. SO,
I TRY TO KEEP THEM
CALM AND RELAXED
WHEN WE'RE WALKING.
ANY DOG ANYWHERE
MOST OFTEN REALLY TO
HAVE A RELATIONSHIP
WITH A HUMAN.
SARAH - THEY LIKE YOU.
THEY ACCEPT YOU.
KATE - THAT'S ONE OF
THE NICEST THINGS I
THINK THAT COULD
HAPPEN TO A PERSON,
TO BE ACCEPTED BY
THIS GANG.
SARAH- SO THEN I'LL
REMIND YOU, IT'S
SUPPOSED TO BE A
VERY RELAXED WALK
AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE BEHIND. SO,
THERE WILL BE SOME
CORRECTING. LUCY,
BACK UP. THEY SHOULD
BE IN A FOLLOWER
STATE OF MIND. PART
OF IT IS LEADERSHIP.
SEE THIS ONE HERE.
AND THE OTHER PART IS
MANAGEMENT OF THE
GROUP. SHAMUS!
KATE AND IT MAKES
THEM MORE
COMFORTABLE AS WELL.
SARAH - YEP, MAKES
THEM MORE
COMFORTABLE, YEP.
LUCY.
KATE THIS IS A
SERVICE THAT YOU
PROVIDE TO HELP
PEOPLE GET THEIR
DOGS OUT, TO GET
SOME EXERCISE. BUT
JUST IN TALKING TO
YOU, ALREADY, IT IS
MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
SARAH YEP, IT'S SO
MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
IT'S LIKE SCHOOL
HONESTLY. I THINK
THEY GET A FREE-FOR-
ALL AT TIMES AT DOG
DAY CARE AND THINGS
LIKE THAT. THIS IS MORE
LIKE, I'M TEACHING
THEM TO BE POLITE, TO
HAVE MANNERS. I'M
TEACHING THEM
BEHAVIORS THAT THEY
DON'T NECESSARILY
PRACTICE IF THEY'RE
INSIDE. I STARTED AS A
DOG TRAINER AND THEN
SLOWLY
SLOWLY BECAME A BEHAVIORIST AND START TO GO INTO PEOPLE'S
HOME AND HELP THEM
WITH THEIR
RELATIONSHIP WITH
THEIR DOG.
THERE WE GO.
SO, THEY'RE USED TO IT,
EVERY TUESDAY AND
THURSDAY I WALK. WE
GO, WE MOVE
FORWARD. WE KNOW
WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE
GET INTO THE VAN, WE
GO FOR AN HOUR WALK
AND THEN WE GET
DROPPED OFF.
IT'S SO QUIET, IT SO
BEAUTIFUL.
SO, THEN THEY BEGIN
TO TRUST IT, BECAUSE
IT'S A ROUTINE.
KATE WHEN YOU FIRST
TRY SOMETHING NEW,
IT'S A LITTLE SCARY, YOU
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO
EXPECT. AND THEN IT'S
LIKE OKAY, COOL.
SARAH - SIT DOWN,
YOU'RE FINE. YOU OKAY.
KATE I KNOW WHAT TO
EXPECT WHEN I GET
THERE, WHO'S GOING TO
BE THERE, AND I'M
READY FOR THAT.
SARAH - THEY'RE OUT
FOR ABOUT 3 TO 4
HOURS, BECAUSE THEY
DO THE FULL PICKUP,
THEN THEY'LL WALK FOR
AN HOUR AND THEN THE
DROP-OFF. SO, THEY
REALLY GET THE
CHANCE TO HAVE AN
ADVENTURE.
KATE YOU ARE LUCKY
DOGS, I HOPE YOU
KNOW THAT.
SARAH - IT IS THE MOST
REWARDING JOB, AND I
AM ABLE TO MAKE A
LIVING.
LIVING.
LIVING. AND THIS IS JUST ONE
OF SEVERAL PACKS SHE WALKS WITH
THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK.
IF YOU ARE
WONDERING ABOUT
COST -- IT IS $35 PER
DOG.
SHE PICKS THEM UP,
THEY GO FOR THE
WALK AND THEN
BRINGS THEM HOME.
SARAH ALSO DOES
SPECIAL HIKES, SHE IS
ALSO A DOG TRAINER.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE
ABOUT ALL OF IT ON
HER WEBSITE 716 DOG
PACK.COM.
WE ALSO WILL HAVE ALL
THE LINKS ON OUR
WEBSITE WGRZ.COM
716 DOG PACK IS ALSO
ON FACEBOOK AND
INSTAGRAM WHERE
SARAH SHARES GREAT
PICS OF THE WALKS.
AND WE SHOULD NOTE
THEY GO OUT
WHATEVER THE
WEATHER.
SHE EVEN HAS
RAINCOATS FOR THE
DOGS ON RAINY DAYS.